Andrew Bird

I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for…

— Andrew Bird

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

— Andrew Bird

There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I…

— Andrew Bird

I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one…

— Andrew Bird

The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'

— Andrew Bird

I'm just trying to get my body in shape so that I can handle it. It's a very physically demanding thing. I've…

— Andrew Bird

The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.

— Andrew Bird

Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to…

— Andrew Bird

The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull…

— Andrew Bird

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

— Andrew Bird

I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's…

— Andrew Bird

There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first…

— Andrew Bird

Sometimes I just think we're not meant to fly halfway around the world in a day. That some kind of mutation is…

— Andrew Bird

I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.

— Andrew Bird

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you…

— Andrew Bird

What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear.

— Andrew Bird

The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin…

— Andrew Bird

I'm coming from a place that's more experimental and indulgent already, so for the last 10 years, it's been more like, "How…

— Andrew Bird

A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into…

— Andrew Bird

There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier…

— Andrew Bird

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

— Andrew Bird

I spend a lot of time working by myself developing songs, but I really need some other counterpart to help me pull…

— Andrew Bird

I've always been fascinated and stared at maps for hours as a kid. I've especially been most intrigued by the uninhabited or…

— Andrew Bird

There's a lot of interesting words, nomenclatures, in science.

— Andrew Bird

Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound.

— Andrew Bird